EP 1297771 A1 20030402 - Gravity-feed dispenser and method of dispensing inter-folded napkins
Title (en)
Gravity-feed dispenser and method of dispensing inter-folded napkins
Title (de)
Schwerkraftspender und Verfahren zur Ausgabe von ineinander gefalteten Tüchern
Title (fr)
Distributeur par gravité et procédé de distribution de serviettes pliées l'une dans l'autre
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 32561801 P 20010928
- US 21357502 A 20020807
Abstract (en)
A gravity-feed dispenser for a stack of sheets such as inter-folded napkins includes a generally rectangular housing provided with a front wall, a back wall, two sidewalls and a lower portion as well as a funnel portion coupled to the lower portion of the housing provided with a generally convergent profile. The aperture is configured so that the elongate portion thereof extends upwardly from its rear border to the front wall of the funnel portion of the dispenser such that folded absorbent sheets are presented at the front of the dispenser. A plurality of declivitous guide ridges and a plurality of subsidiary guide ridges disposed in the funnel portion of the dispenser cooperate to incline sheets of the stack towards the front wall of the funnel portion of the dispenser such that their dispensing is facilitated. Shelf means positioned on the sidewalls of the funnel portion support the stack. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A47K 10/42 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A47K 10/424 (2013.01 - EP US); A47K 2010/428 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (applicant)
- US 325618 A 18850901
- US 4838454 A 19890613 - SALZMANN FERDINAND F [US], et al
- US 4679703 A 19870714 - DE LUCA RAYMOND F [US]
- US 4343415 A 19820810 - RADEK JOHN R
- US 4311252 A 19820119 - HOPE JR SAMUEL N, et al
- US 4094442 A 19780613 - RADEK JOHN R
- US 4065028 A 19771227 - MERILA JOHN B
- US 6003723 A 19991221 - MORAND MICHEL [CA]
- US 5219092 A 19930615 - MORAND MICHEL [CA]
- US 5950863 A 19990914 - SCHUTZ RUDOLPH W [US], et al
- WO 9709918 A1 19970320 - KIMBERLY CLARK CO [US]
- WO 9822009 A1 19980528 - KIMBERLY CLARK CO [US]
Citation (search report)
- [A] US 6003723 A 19991221 - MORAND MICHEL [CA]
- [A] US 5950863 A 19990914 - SCHUTZ RUDOLPH W [US], et al
- [A] EP 0555577 A1 19930818 - WYANT & CO LTD [CA]
- [AP] WO 02051294 A2 20020704 - KIMBERLY CLARK CO [US]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1297771 A1 20030402; EP 1297771 B1 20050928; AT E305260 T1 20051015; CA 2405980 A1 20030328; CA 2405980 C 20101214; DE 60206343 D1 20051103; DE 60206343 T2 20060614; ES 2245395 T3 20060101; US 2003062375 A1 20030403; US 2005178782 A1 20050818; US 6899251 B2 20050531; US 7648045 B2 20100119
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 02256795 A 20020930; AT 02256795 T 20020930; CA 2405980 A 20020930; DE 60206343 T 20020930; ES 02256795 T 20020930; US 10598905 A 20050414; US 21357502 A 20020807